§ 1.2.7.4 RECOGNITION OF A CLAIM FOR INTERFERENCE WITH AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 1.2.7.4 Recognition of a Claim for Interference With an Employment Contract. Arizona courts have long accepted that interference with a prospective economic advantage or a contract would give rise to tort damages.⁸⁵Wagenseller is the first case in Arizona recognizing that interference with an at-will employment contract will give rise to liability. Citing Truax v. Raich⁸⁶ and the Restatement of Torts,⁸⁷ the court held that "[t]he fact that the employment is at the will of the parties, respectively, does not...